Dartling Gunner (BTD6)

Upgrade Paths & Performance

  • Top Path: M.A.D (MOAB Assured Destroyer)
    • Tier 1: Focused Firing (Better accuracy)
    • Tier 2: Laser Cannon (Pops frozen/leads, more pierce)
    • Tier 3: Plasma Accelerator (High damage, burns through bloons)
    • Tier 4: Ray of Doom (Massive laser beam; destroys entire lanes)
    • Tier 5: M.A.D (Deals extreme damage to MOAB-class Bloons; the ultimate MOAB weapon)
  • Middle Path: Rocket Storm
    • Tier 1: Focused Firing
    • Tier 2: Faster Barrel Spin (Higher fire rate)
    • Tier 3: Hydra Rocket Pods (Explosive rockets; pops all types)
    • Tier 4: Rocket Storm (Ability: missiles everywhere; huge burst)
    • Tier 5: Rocket Barrage (Overwhelm bloons with a barrage of rockets)
  • Bottom Path: Bloon Exclusion Zone
    • Tier 1: Focused Firing
    • Tier 2: Powerful Darts (More pierce)
    • Tier 3: Buckshot (Shotgun spread)
    • Tier 4: Bloon Area Denial System (B.A.D.S - massive area coverage)
    • Tier 5: Bloon Exclusion Zone (Ultimate defensive area denial)
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The Dartling Gunner: The Art of "Micro"

The Dartling Gunner is unique because it follows your mouse or targeting reticle. It is the only tower that forces you to actively manage your defense. If you aren't prepared to micro-manage, the tower is essentially useless.

Why Micro-Management is Your Economic Friend

While Tack Shooters are passive, the Dartling Gunner allows you to cover multiple paths simultaneously with a single tower. This significantly reduces the number of towers you need to buy early-game, which we can link back to our Banana Farm strategy. The cost of the gunner is offset by the fact that it is the only defensive structure you need for the first 30 rounds.

Strategic Synergies

  • Buff Maximization: Because the Dartling Gunner (especially M.A.D.) has a very high damage-per-second, it serves as the ideal target for the Alchemist (Berserker Brew) and Monkey Village (Jungle Drums) to amplify its power further.
  • Cross-Path Efficiency: Use the Hydra Rocket Pods middle path for early/mid-game support, then pivot to the M.A.D. or Bloon Exclusion Zone to anchor your late-game defense, reducing the need for multiple Sniper Monkey installations.
  • Stall Pairing: Combine manual aiming with Glue Gunner (MOAB Glue) or Ice Monkey (Icicle Impale) to cluster incoming threats, allowing your Ray of Doom to hit multiple bloons in a single straight-line sweep.


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